Kāḷiyāṭṭam: The Life History of a Performer and the Development of a Performing Art
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- kali-fifty4-034
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- KALI-50B4-034
- Author or attribution
- Aru Ramanathan
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2000
- Source / repository
- Asian Ethnology
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 50 Full-Text Sources — Batch 4, November 2026; Regional, devotional and comparative studies
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Life history of a ritual performer and development of Kāḷiyāṭṭam in Tamil-speaking ritual traditions. The performing-art name must not be confused with an independent Kālī scripture.
Curator source KALI-50B4-034. Regional, devotional and comparative studies. Research supplement dated 5 November 2026.
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34. Kāḷiyāṭṭam: The Life History of a Performer and the Development of a Performing Art
Author/editor: Aru Ramanathan | 2000
Type / language: Journal article / performance ethnography | English
Life history of a ritual performer and development of Kāḷiyāṭṭam in Tamil-speaking ritual traditions. The performing-art name must not be confused with an independent Kālī scripture.
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Aru Ramanathan. Kāḷiyāṭṭam: The Life History of a Performer and the Development of a Performing Art. Asian Ethnology. 2000. https://asianethnology.org/article/643/download
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